Biography
Antoine Mahaut (c. 1720 – 1785) was a flautist, composer, and editor.
He spent his early composing career in Amsterdam and Mannheim, and his middle to late career in France. Probably a native of Namur, and having lived in Amsterdam from 1738 to 1745 to escape his creditors, Mahaut probably joined Johann Stamitz at Mannheim in 1745 and even left with him for Paris in 1754.
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His symphonic style is similar to Stamitz, who most likely taught him how to compose, while he was at Mannheim; (although he may have gotten some instruction while living in Amsterdam). He probably stayed in France after Stamitz left to go back to Mannheim in 1755. Mahaut influenced Joseph Haydn and Mozart. He was important as a symphonist in France and composed flute trios and Dutch songs as well. He flourished in France, composing in the galant syle that Stamitz had taught him, and he died there in 1785 at the age of 65.
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